• ephemeral_gibbon@aussie.zone
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      5 months ago

      But ranked choice is easy to implement and in practice if everyone would put a candidate second they aren’t likely to be knocked out in the first round. There are very limited practical examples where it doesn’t provide the optimal outcome.

      It also seems to have some level of support and momentum in the US and it seems to me like it’d be better not to get caught in the weeds fighting over which new voting system should be implemented there.

      • mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
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        5 months ago

        Approval is trivial.

        Ranked Pairs has the same ballots as Ranked Choice and it works the way people think ranked ballots work.

        RCV has momentum primarily because people keep using the name to mean “ranked ballots.”

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      5 months ago

      Approval Voting seems to just dilute your vote the more candidates you vote for. Candidates will tell people people to only place one vote. What a silly system.

      • mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
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        5 months ago

        Your worst-case scenario is how things currently work.

        Realistically, people will just ignore that shite advice, and vote for as many people as they feel like. It works out on average.